The Price Of Betrayal

Synopsis

My mother gave me a Hermes bag, a token of her love, and Ivy Sinclair—my roommate, raised in an orphanage—could barely contain her jealousy. She stole my bag, sold it, and donated the money to the school, instantly becoming the mysterious, revered campus princess. When I reported it to the authorities, her shame spiraled into something darker. In a desperate act, she jumped from a building. Suddenly, the world turned against me. The girl who once stood at the top of the social ladder was now branded a ruthless bully, accused of driving a classmate to her death. But Ivy, battered and broken in a hospital bed, became the people's hero—the girl who had "stolen from the rich to help the poor." And Lucas Hawke, my boyfriend—who had always been by my side—betrayed me. He testified that I'd willingly donated the bag and joined the others in turning the school against me. A flood of lies poured out, dragging my family's name through the mud, and my father's company crumbled under the weight of the scandal. We were left destitute, our family destroyed. They seized the moment to build their empire on my ruin. But fate had other plans. I woke up, back at the beginning—on the day of the donation event. Ivy stood on stage, her face flushed with triumph, as she promised to donate $3.8 million to the school, winning the admiration of everyone in the room. And that's when it hit me—the $3.8 million was the exact price my limited-edition Hermes bag fetched on the secondhand market. I rushed back to my dorm, switched the real bag for a counterfeit. Go ahead, Ivy—this time, let's see how you plan to save face.